Arbitrary scaling in ISOCON method of geochemical mass balance: An evaluation of the graphical approach

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 247-253

  Mukherjee, P K ^a   Gupta, P K ^b  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Alteration; Least squares; Mass balance; Regression; Volume factor

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAPHICAL METHOD; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MASS BALANCE; PROTOLITH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 55349099540     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.247     Document Type: Article

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